Being a stay-at-home mom living with an awesome young son and a husband who just happens to have an autoimmune disease (iritis or AKS). We live in the mostly cold and rainy but beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

So apparently there is this thing called swine flu. Our nine year old neighbor had it (caught it from his grandparents, who brought it back on a flight from China), and recovered just fine, and none of the other kids he played with got it. Anyway, apparently there are several blogs about it, including several who see a conspiracy afoot:http://alligatorfarm.wordpress.com/http://alligatorfarm.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/squalene-your-kids-medical-alert-for-parents/http://www.picassodreams.com/picasso_dreams/2009/04/swine-flu-population-control-and-staying-healthy.htmlhttp://www.haloboyle.com/2009/04/dr-mercola-on-swine-flu-bunkum.htmlhttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/04/29/Swine-Flu.aspxhttp://pimpinturtle.com/2009/07/13/swine-flu-created-in-lab-as-bioweapon.aspx

Thursday, July 23, 2009

There is a new study using frozen blood samples from the 50s (military recruits) that shows a quadrupling of gluten intolerance (celiac). Interesting.Links:http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/49558522.htmlhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=pubmed&cmd=Search&term=%22Gastroenterology%22[Jour]%20AND%202009%2F07[pdat]%20AND%20Murray[author]

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

This article quotes an anthropological study in which the remains of two different tribes in what is now the Kentucky area were analyzed for health issues. One group farmed, growing mostly corn, beans, and squash, supplemented with local game. The other hunted and gathered, and ate all kinds of local game including a large amount of shellfish and snails, small mammals etc. The hunter gatherers, while they did have short periods of malnutrition, had much lower infant mortality, lower anemia, etc. They were healthier. Quite interesting.

Quote(s) of the Day

Hatred does not drive outhatred. Only love can do that.--Martin Luther King

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.-Harriet Beecher Stowe

About Me

I'm in my early 40s now. I like to read, watch movies, talk with interesting people, hike, and sometimes go camping.
My husband and I have been married since 1997, but have only been parents since 2003 -- nearly ten years after our first date. We have one amazing son and a small apartment we all share.